Tectonic Plates

Front

What is the process called when two tectonic plates converge and one slides under the other?

Back

Subduction

Front

Who is the scientist known for developing the theory of continental drift?

Back

Alfred Wegener

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates crash into each other?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What is a key piece of evidence for continental drift?

Back

All of the above (Continent shapes, Fossil record, Rock layers)

Front

What term describes the formation of mountains when tectonic plates converge?

Back

Uplift

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary where one plate is forced under another?

Back

Trench

Front

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

Back

Plate tectonics

Front

What type of boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What evidence supports the theory of continental drift related to fossils?

Back

Fossils of the same species found on different continents.